Design exists to solve problems—functional ones, aesthetic ones, or both. But sometimes, instead of improving things, it creates even more problems than it fixes. And if you need proof, just look at ...

We encounter hundreds of blueprints, structural layouts, and intentional architectural spaces as we navigate our daily routines. From the pattern on a hallway carpet to the placement of a bathroom ...

Some design fails don’t just miss the mark; they look like they were approved by a committee that actively disliked the idea of “good.” The worst part is that most of them aren’t complicated mistakes.

All this time, I thought I was the only one who was upset about those ridiculous plastic tabs in sauce packets and sealed food packages. But it appears that I am not alone—which, somehow, makes me ...

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Part of any self-respecting Smart Home, smart relays are useful for switching and monitoring loads that do not plug into an outlet. This also makes them a lot more integrated, and thus, a long ...

From tech companies exploiting users to voting ballots that undermined democracy, there was plenty of bad design to choose from. The Trump/Kim Jong-un coin is terrible design–and worse politics Plus, ...